If Only You Knew

'You're always taught not to be afraid to speak up if something is wrong. That they will believe you.

What a joke.

I wish I'd know by doing so, By telling them all what was wrong, I was unintentionally bringing nothing but judgment, isolation and heart ache.

I wish I'd never spoken up,

i wish I'd just keep it to myself,

Everything was better before they knew..."

- Azalea Anderson

The literal meaning of the floral name Azalea is withered flower. Contradictory to that, its habitat of growth being dry conditions sends the message of being robust and strong willed.

In floriography Azaleas symbolise and fragility as a result of being notoriously fragile and difficult to grow.

She wasn't fragile like a flower though, She was fragile like a bomb. Just waiting to self destruct at a moments notice.

Azalea Anderson a deaf, seventeen year old girl struggling
living in a world where words CAN hurt you. Having experienced first hand being chronically Ill that human beings are the cause of more pain that any illness or injury could ever inflict. Knowing that memories etch their way into your mind and skin. Like a permanent reminder of your undoings.

What happens when she sees history repeating itself once more and realities begin to blur? Will she step in and help break the cycle? Or will she turn a blind eye and hope this time for a different outcome?